the company’s performance evaluation and control systems. This paper reports new research sponsored by the EPSRC which has … and diagnose current organizational control practices and, where appropriate, intervene.  …

The Godfather theory of management is a power and control model of leadership. Explains a process whereby leaders can …

Institutional history is important in the context of understanding the control of pension systems. This history has …

) perspective. Building on the results of previous studies that indicate, directly or indirectly, the importance of control in … staffing, the paper proposes that strategic control may be a critical driver that underpins IJV staffing. In conclusion, the …

performing ventures. “Illusion of control” and “satisficing” theories were used to explain the individuals’ implicit paradigms.  …

The early decades of the twentieth century witnessed a significant transformation in managerial control practices … store operations as inventory valuation, credit control and overhead expense allocation. Traditional positions of power were …

Purpose – The study aims at clarifying whether locus of control may act as a bias in organisational decision‐making or …) participated in the study. They were asked to complete a booklet including a locus of control test and a couple of decision tasks …‐making. Findings – The results revealed that managers with low external locus of control used group consultative decision‐making more …

control procedures. The internal co‐operation necessary in the purchasing/operations interface under JIT facilitates …